Absorption Reflection Refraction

When light waves bounce off a surface we call this:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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When light waves bend as they pass through a transparent medium we call this:

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

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Light waves bending through a prism is an example of:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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Light waves bouncing off of this mirror is an example of:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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What determines if light will be reflected, refracted, or absorbed by an object?

• How strong the light source is

• What the object is made of

• How big the object is

• How smooth the object is

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A mirror can ​ (a)   light, but not ​ (b)   it. A black hoodie will ​ (c)   a lot of the light that hits it.

• reflect

• refract

• absorb

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When light is ______________, it passes from one type of transparent material to another and bends.

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• translucent

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A black shirt capturing light waves and making a person feel hot in the summer is an example of:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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When you place things into water they sometimes look bent (see the image below). What is this an example of?

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Transmission

• Absorption

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When light travels from air to water, what property of the wave is most likely to change?

• Color

• Speed

• Direction

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